Disinfector for flushing-tanks.



W. B. CAMPBELL.

DISINFECTOR FOR FLUSHING TANKS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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WILLIAM B. CAMPBELL, 0F GADSDEN, ALABAMA.

DISINFECTOE FOR FLUSHING-TANKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1e, 191

Application filed January 23, 1914. Serial No. 813,932.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM B. GAMB- BELL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Gadsden, in county of Etowahand State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Disinfectors for FlushingTanks, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in disinfectors forflushing-tanks, and the novelty of this invention resides in thearrangement whereby the after-fill is caused to discharge into areceptacle containing the disinfectant located within the tank, andthence into the bowl.

The accompanying drawing is a plan view of a flushing-tank showing thedisinfectant receptacle and the after-fill tube, which seals the bowl,discharging thereinto.

T, indicates the flushing-tank; B is the ball-cock or supply valve; and0 represents the over-flow pipe which may be in any of the ordinaryforms, one only of many possible types being illustrated. At the upperend of this overflow pipe is located a disinfectant receptacle R,adapted to contain disinfectant and deodorizing substance, preferably inball or tablet form, such, for instance, as mothballs, bichlorid ofmercury tablets, or the like. The after-fill tube F is made to dischargedirectly into this disinfectant receptacle, thus supplying a moderateamount of water to the latter and the balls or tablets contained thereinwith each flushing of the bowl. In this way, the moderate flow of theafter-fill gives more time for the water to become charged with thecontents of the disinfectant receptacle, which would not be so markedand noticeable with a larger and more rapid flow of water.

With this arrangement, the disinfectant receptacle R is preferablylocated at a point at or near the top of the tank, where access iseasily gained by simply removing the top when it becomes necessary toreplenish the supply.

I claim 1- The combination with a flushing-tank having an overflowlocated outside thereof, and a disinfectant-receptacle located withinthe tank at the upper end thereof, and discharging into the overflow, ofan after-fill tube which discharges directly into thedisinfectant-receptacle In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, inthe presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM B. CAMPBELL.

W'itnesses:

J. K. Mooan, VERNON E. HoDoEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

